Van Jones is a better man than I am......

[marmar]

from thinkprogress:



Van Jones to Glenn Beck: ‘I see you, and I love you, brother.’

Last year, one of Fox News host Glenn Beck’s top targets was Van Jones, former Obama administration special adviser for green jobs. Beck went on a vicious character assassination campaign against Jones, calling him “a communist-anarchist radical.” Despite all the attacks he endured, last night at the NAACP Image Awards, Jones refused to drop down to Beck’s level. At the end of his speech accepting the President’s Award for his work promoting a green economy, Jones instead had kind words for the Fox News host:

Last thing I want to say is this: To my fellow countryman, Mr. Glenn Beck. I see you, and I love you, brother. I love you, and you cannot do anything about it. I love you, and you cannot do anything about it. Let’s be one country! Let’s be one country! Let’s get the job done!

Watch it: http://thinkprogress.org/2010/02/27/jones-beck-love/


As the New York Times notes, ironically, local Fox affiliate stations carried Jones’ speech live last night. This past week, the Center for American Progress announced that Jones will be rejoining the think tank as a Senior Fellow and leader of the new Green Opportunity Initiative, which will focus on “creating economic opportunity in distressed communities.” He will also be teaching environmental and economic policy as part of a one-year fellowship at Princeton University.


http://thinkprogress.org/2010/02/27/jones-beck-love/

[Number23]

1. Van Jones is THE man.

[orion007]

2. Is he also better looking? n/t

[EFerrari]

3. A very special young man.

[BeFree]

4. Wait

Wasn't he the latest victim of 9/11?
Didn't he get laid-off because he wasn't a true believer?
Or am i wrong?

[spanone]

5. shove that up your sorry ass mr beck

[Bluenorthwest]

6. Van Jones is a better man that I as well

I've admired him for several years. He does know the high road.